Choosing the best possible elementary school is critical to a child’s foundational development. In Texas, public school districts adopt curriculum standards set by the State Board of Education. The current standards, called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, outline what students should be able to learn and do in each course or grade. The curriculum is structured around the fundamentals of mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, music and reading.
When we compared Travis Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Thompson Elementary School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
Travis Elementary School has a regular student population of 698 with a 17.5 students/teacher ratio while Thompson Elementary School has 428 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 students/teacher ratio.
Travis Elementary School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 94 in student achievement, 93 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.
On the other hand, Thompson Elementary School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 65 in student achievement, 80 in school progress, 76 in closing performance gaps and 79 overall in post-secondary readiness.
A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Travis Elementary School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, post-secondary and with 25% student progress. Thompson Elementary School’s only distinction designation is in Science.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Travis Elementary School. They make up for 57.31% of student population, followed by Hispanics (30.37%), Two or More Races (6.30%), African Americans (3.15%), Asians (2.72%) and Native Americans (0.14%).
At Thompson Elementary School, African Americans make up 88.79% of student population, followed by Hispanics (8.18%), Whites or Caucasians (2.10%), Two or More Races (0.70%) and Asians (0.23%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Travis Elementary School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 15.04% compared to 99.07% at Thompson Elementary School.
In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Travis Elementary School has a slightly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 3.15% of its student population compared to 1.40% at Thompson Elementary School.
Travis Elementary School’s bilingual students comprise 2.87%, gifted and talented students, 46.99%, while 7.88% are in the special education program. Thompson Elementary School bilingual students comprise 1.40%, gifted and talented students, 2.80%, and 9.35% are in the special education program.
40 teachers employed at Travis Elementary School have been teaching in the school for an average of about 7.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging 10.9 years. The 26 teachers at Thompson Elementary School have been serving the school for an average of 9.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging 11.7 years.
Of its teaching staff, Travis Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 13 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Thompson Elementary School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has five teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, two teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Travis Elementary School there are 37 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by five teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.
At Thompson Elementary School there are 23 female teachers and three male teachers. Of its teaching staff, two special education teachers are being assisted by six teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has one staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.
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